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Impossibly tidy alpine perfection — glacier trains, turquoise lakes, and the Matterhorn standing over villages that look drawn from memory.
Best time
June – September, December – March
Daily budget
₹15,000 – ₹35,000/day
Visa
Visa required
Safety
5 / 5
Practical information
Currency
Swiss Franc (CHF)
Languages
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Time zone
CET (UTC+1)
Emergency
112, 144 ambulance, 1414 air rescue
Internet
Excellent everywhere, even on mountains.
SIM cards
Swisscom/Salt prepaid; EU eSIMs often exclude Switzerland — check.
Getting around
The world's best rail network; a Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, boats and many cable cars.
Visa details
Schengen visa required for Indian passport holders.
Know before you go
Popular foods
- Fondue
- Raclette
- Rösti
- Swiss chocolate
Famous festivals
- Fasnacht
- Montreux Jazz
- Alpabzug cattle descent
Etiquette
- Be punctual — always
- Keep noise down on Sundays
- Greet shopkeepers on entering
Packing suggestions
- Warm layers year-round
- Hiking shoes
- Sunglasses for snow glare
- Type J adapter
Travel tips
- It's expensive — supermarket picnics help
- Weather turns fast in the Alps
- Reserve scenic trains in advance
Popular cities
Destinations in Switzerland200 total
Showing the 24 most popular of 200 — search or pick a tag above to find a specific place.
Monte Rosa Hut
4.5Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Monte Rosa Hut is a notable mountain hut in Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Solvay Hut
4.5Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Solvay Hut is a notable mountain hut in Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Great St Bernard Hospice
4.5Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Switzerland
Shelter on the Great St. Bernard Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Europa Hut
4.5Randa, Switzerland
Europa Hut is a notable mountain hut in Randa, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Hörnli Hut
4.5Canton of Valais, Switzerland
Mountain hut on the Matterhorn. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Trient Hut
4.5Trient, Switzerland
Mountain hut in Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Rhine Falls
4.5Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Waterfall on the Rhein River in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Reichenbach Falls
4.5Schattenhalb, Switzerland
Waterfall in Switzerland that is famous for featuring in the fictitious life of Sherlock Holmes.
Staubbach Falls
4.5Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Waterfall in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Trümmelbach Falls
4.5Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Waterfalls in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Engstligen falls
4.5Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Engstligen falls is a notable waterfall in Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Giessbach
4.5Brienz, Switzerland
Mountain stream with waterfall in Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Seerenbach Falls
4.5Amden, Switzerland
Waterfalls in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Mürrenbachfall
4.5Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Waterfall in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Hölloch Cave
4.5Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
Hölloch Cave is a notable cave in Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Wildkirchli
4.5Schwende-Rüte, Switzerland
Swiss cultural property of national significance in Schwende. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Siebenhengste-Hohgant-Höhle
4.5Canton of Berne, Switzerland
World's 13th longest cave (164.5 km) located in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
St. Beatus Caves
4.5Beatenberg, Switzerland
Network of stalactite caves in Sundlauenen in the municipality of Beatenberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
Kesslerloch
4.5Thayngen, Switzerland
Cave in Thayngen in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
Nidlenloch
4.5Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
Cave in Switzerland. It sits on the Swiss plateau and its surrounding hills, easiest to visit between late spring and early autumn.
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Funicular Schwyz–Stoos
4.5Schwyz, Switzerland
Funicular railway in Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Lauterbrunnen–Mürren mountain railway
4.5Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Connected railway, cable way and (former) funicular in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland.
Gelmerbahn
4.5Canton of Berne, Switzerland
Funicular railway in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.
Polybahn
4.5Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Funicular in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It lies high in the Swiss Alps, reached by mountain railway or cable car and best attempted between late June and September.